Toy telephone



March 4, 1930.

B. F. SCHUCHMAN TOY TELEPHONE Filed March 26, 1928 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 4, 193( BERTRAM F. SCHUCI-IMAN,

OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO FORSTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA TOY TELEPHONE Application filed March 26, 1928. Serial No. 264,779.

This invention relates to toys and more particularly to toy telephones of the dial type.

An object of this invention is to provide a toy telephone of the dial type which will be of simpler construction, have fewer parts and, therefore, be cheaper to manufacture and assemble than similar toys now in use and known to me.

This and other objects which will be a parent to those skilled in thisparticular art are attained by means of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy telephone constructed in accordance with one embodiment of this invention, showing the operating dial. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the telephone illustrated in Fig. 1 showing the gong ringing mechanism adapted to be actuated by operation of the dial, a portion of the gong being broken away. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the operating parts in a different position and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on theline 1% of Fig. 3.

The particular embodiment of this invention which has been chosen for the purpose of illustration, is shown in connection with a telephone such, for example, as the table phone 5 having the usual base 6 with dial mechanism 7 mounted upon the forward edge thereof in imitation of the commercial phones.

' This mechanism includes a rotatable perforated dial 8 positioned above a dial plate 9 mounted on the base and provided with numerals, letters, or the like, discernible through the perforations 10 in the dial. The dial is secured to a rotary shaft 11 extending through and mounted in an opening in the base 6 of the phone. A gong 12- is secured to the opposite end of the dial shaft- 11 within the interior of the base 6 and a toothed wheel 13 is secured to the shaft adjacent the inner face of the base. A. striker 14 is mounted at 'one'end of a striker supporting spring arm 15 which is secured at its other end to a striker oscillating escapement member 16 provided with escapement ears 17 and 18 operatively associated with the teeth of the toothed wheel 13. A coil spring 19 is associated with the dial shaft 11 for moving the same in one direction and the springis suitably held by spring retainers in the form of ears 20 secured to or formed on the base 6 below the dial 8.

The operation of the device will be apparent. Movement of the dial 8 in one direction is occasioned by the usual manual manipulation thereof and the extent of rotation will be determined by the particular perforation 10 by which the child chooses to operate the dial. The return of the dial to normal position is occasioned by the coil spring 19 and the striker 14 is operated upon each move ment of the dial. It will also be apparent that the rapidity of operation of the striker is dependent upon the rapidity of rotation of the dial and can be varied by varying the speed of operation of the dial, thus enabling the child to vary the signal as desired. The arrangement is preferably such that the gong signal varies with the extent of movement of the dial and the extent of this movement is indicated by the particular signal made.

For this purpose the teeth of the wheel 13 can be so proportioned with relation to the circumference thereof that the gong will be sounded once for each perforation that is moved to the finger plate 2. Thus, operation of the dial by the perforations through which the numeral 1 is discernible will cause the gong to be sounded once as the dial moves in each direction. Operation of the dial by the perforation numbered 2 will cause the gong to sound twice as the dial moves in each direction, etc. Operation of the striker by the toothed wheel 13 will be understood by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 which illustrate the striker in the two extreme positions.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. The combination in a toy telephone of a rotatable shaft, :1 dialing mechanism secured to said rotatable shaft for rotating said shaft. a bell secured to said shaft, a toothed wheel secured to said shaft, and a striker operated by rotation of said shaft and wheel for ringing said bell.

2. The combination with a toy telephone of a dialing mechanism including a shaft rotatably mounted in the base of said phone, said shaft having arotating dial secured thereto above said base, a toothed Wheel and a bell secured to said shaft beneath said base, a striker pivoted to said base adjacent said bell and an escapement mechanism operated by said toothed Wheel for actuating said striker.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 23rd day of March, 1928.

BERTRAM F. SCHUCHMAN. 

